diff --git a/cmd/installer/cli/install2.go b/cmd/installer/cli/install2.go
index add68fe77..0f2120a03 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/cli/install2.go
+++ b/cmd/installer/cli/install2.go
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@ func runInstall2(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, name string, flags Install2C
 		return err
 	}
 
+	logrus.Debugf("copy license file to %s", flags.dataDir)
+	if err := copyLicenseFileToDataDir(flags.licenseFile, flags.dataDir); err != nil {
+		// We have decided not to report this error
+		logrus.Warnf("unable to copy license file to %s: %v", flags.dataDir, err)
+	}
+
 	logrus.Debugf("configuring sysctl")
 	if err := configutils.ConfigureSysctl(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to configure sysctl: %w", err)
diff --git a/e2e/scripts/single-node-install2.sh b/e2e/scripts/single-node-install2.sh
index f7551eca8..2d60d44e7 100755
--- a/e2e/scripts/single-node-install2.sh
+++ b/e2e/scripts/single-node-install2.sh
@@ -149,10 +149,9 @@ main() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-# TODO: enable this once we cache the license in the data dir in install2
-#    if ! ensure_license_in_data_dir; then
-#        exit 1
-#    fi
+    if ! ensure_license_in_data_dir; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     echo "kotsadm logs"
     kubectl logs -n kotsadm -l app=kotsadm --tail=50 || true